Locum consultant in Stroke Medicine

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Orpington; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job description

This is a 10 PA post for a Locum Consultant Stroke Physician to join the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) team. There is the opportunity for a discretionary PA based on additional clinical work or an additional role.

The Stroke service at the PRUH is highly performing and it is staffed by an energetic and dynamic team. The creation of this post is one of a number of initiatives to safeguard high quality care and develop the service further. Activity from the Emergency Department remains high and a large number of patients are receiving treatment and rehabilitation in the stroke service. The post holder will work across both the Hyper-acute Stroke Unit (HASU) and SU and, together with the multi-disciplinary team, provide and further develop care for stroke and other neurovascular patients from the local and regional catchment areas. We are in the process of working towards increasing the seniority of the trainees we have, and already offer a 7 day therapy service for stroke inpatients. As part of King's College Hospital NHS Trust we are part of a 24:7 thrombectomy network in London, with close links in place with King's College Hospital Denmark Hill site HASU as well as St George's HASU.

Main duties of the job

Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients.

1. Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues' periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract.
2. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
3. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group's management team where part of the service structure.
4. Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
5. Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.
6. King's is committed to providing Consultant led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The post holder will rotate, along with the current PRUH based Stroke Physicians, across the Hyper-acute service. Each Consultant will spend time, on rotation, managing patients on the HASU, and in the TIA clinic. An applicant with geriatric medicine training would be expected to contribute to the care of patients on the SU candidates with neurology or acute medicine experience would be encouraged to participate in the PRUH inpatient and outpatient services for those specialities. The post holder will contribute to the weekday daytime on-call service for stroke and there will be an out-of-hours on-call commitment of 1 in 6-7 weekend daytimes (with compensatory time in lieu after working a weekend) and night-time 1 in 12 on calls covering both PRUH and Denmark Hill (DH), with a responsibility to be the receiving consultant for the DH thrombectomy service on alternate weeks, supervising a Registrar based at DH (and remotely supporting PRUH) and an SHO based at PRUH.

An indicative job plan is provided in this document but this would be personalised depending on the specific skills and interests of applicants.

Person Specification
Essential

• Registerable medical qualification
• 6 months of CCT or must have completed CESR application
• Wide experience in all aspects of Stroke and appropriate linked specialty such as Geriatric medicine or Neurology

Desirable

• Experience of successful working at the interface between the specialities of Stroke and other medical specialities

Training and Experience
Essential

• Wide experience in all aspects of Stroke and an appropriate linked specialty such as Geriatric medicine or Neurology
• Specialist fellowship or other training in Stroke.

Desirable

• Experience of successful working at the interface between the specialties of Stroke and other medical specialties.

Management and Leadership
Essential

• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams

Desirable

• Management course and/or qualification

Audit and Quality Improvement
Essential

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
• Must have undertaken and completed audit projects

Desirable

• Audit Publications

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